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Stories
19 June 2022

I originally thought my Appendix ruptured when I first was diagnosed with it. With my flares, my symptoms range from Sharp stabbing pain that makes me unable to stand, often combined with a migraine and nausea. Then there’s the one, dull throbbing pain for about...

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Stories
19 June 2022

My first symptom was a constant pain on the right side (3 times mistaken by appendicitis). Then, it would be the infamous endo belly, the pressure of a balloon growing and pressing my insides. Pain while peeing and pooping. After that, it only got worse....

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Stories
23 May 2022

My Endometriosis symptoms are as follows: PAIN: in my pelvic area, travelling down my leg, ribcage, Lower back, tip of my shoulder blade, nausea, dry heaving, dizziness and fatigue....

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Stories
6 February 2022

The ritual begins with the familiar battle cry of pain brought to life by the rats gnawing through what once resembled my remaining ovary. The intrusive cavalry known for their swordsmanship arrives swiftly, disabling my ability to stand upright. The final reinforcements are called forth...

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Stories
23 January 2022

Endometriosis lead me to years of suffering . Lead me to a life of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and many trips to the already over crowded and busy emergency department. Made me miss work a lot, robbed me of spending quality time with my kids...

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Stories
1 January 2022

The pain and effects on my life triggered depression so in addition to having to deal with bad pain I had to deal with clinical depression. My sleep was affected because of the pain, my sex life, my family and friends life, everything. Since my...

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Stories
27 December 2021

My family doctor dismissed my pain for 2-3 years saying everyone experiences cramping. I tried to tell him that there was "no way this is normal!". As a teenager I started to need to visit the emergency department for pain management during menstruation. I was...

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Stories
26 December 2021

Most of my days leading up to and during my period were unbearable. Intense inflammation, severe abdominal and back pain that radiated down through my hips and pelvis, all while violently throwing up & collapsing on the bathroom floor. It feel like fire ripping through...

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Stories
19 December 2021

It's been years I had been experiencing the symptoms, went in/out ER when the pain is intolerable. During my ER visits and series of ultrasounds, there's a visible big cyst in my right ovary, doctors including my old family doctor told me the cyst will...

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Stories
19 December 2021

I have had to leave work on very busy days, on days I was in the middle of training. I have missed special occasions because I have been bed ridden. I have had to cancel appointments because I was unsure of whether my upcoming period...

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Stories
3 October 2021

Endometriosis has affected my day-to-day life first starting when I was a teenager and missing school a lot because of pain and not being able to move or get out of bed, to my young adult life where it started affecting my ability to hold...

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Stories
6 September 2021

This disease is like no other; Prior to excision surgery, I daily felt like I was being impaled by a tree branch in my abdomen coupled with feeling like my back was being sawed in half. I also had extreme fatigue, “foggy brain”, migraines, unpredictable...